Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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207 Burlington (Vt.). 136 Portrait photography. 112 Buildings. 81 Construction projects. 69 Hospitals. 69 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 56 Women. 49 Architectural photography. 48 Men. 45 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 35 Business. 31 Children. 30 Church buildings. 25 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 24 Employees. 23 Family. 22 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Machinery. 18 Boys. 18 Interior architecture. 17 Auditoriums. 17 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 17 Gymnasiums. 17 High school athletes. 17 School sports. 16 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 15 House furnishings. 14 High school buildings. 13 Priests. 13 Restaurants. 12 Baseball. 11 Choirs (Music). 11 Christmas greens. 10 High school students. 10 Landscape photography. 10 Students. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 10 Young men. 9 University of Vermont. 9 Young women. 8 Animals. 8 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 8 School children. 8 Street photography. 8 Toys. 7 Bridges. 7 Circus performers. 7 Offices. 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 7 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 6 Camps. 6 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Girls. 5 Basketball. 5 Brides. 5 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Shelburne (Vt.). 5 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Worship programs. 4 Bridegrooms. 4 Camping. 4 High school graduates. 4 Infants. 4 Musicians. 4 Santa Claus. 4 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Tap dancers. 4 Weddings. 3 Automobiles. 3 Blackface entertainers. 3 College students. 3 Dance recitals. 3 Department stores. 3 Dolls. 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Exhibitions. 3 Farms. 3 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Museums. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Saint Francis Xavier School (Winooski, Vt.). 3 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Statues. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Tractors -- Equipment and supplies. 3 Trailers. 3 Trucks. 2 Bands (Music). 2 Cake. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Essex Junction (Vt.). 2 Flowers. 2 Greek letter societies. 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Musical groups. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Salvation Army. 2 Shelburne Museum. 2 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Vermont 4-H Clubs. 2 Veterans. 2 Women veterans. 1 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Colchester (Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 Construction workers. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Fletcher Free Library. 1 Furniture. 1 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 1 Handicraft. 1 Middle school students. 1 Nuns. 1 Painting. 1 Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.). 1 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 1 Swimming. 1 Urban parks. 1 Woodwork.

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Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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    • Date Created: 1951-06-10
    • Description: June 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Northerly view with some UVM buildings seen in the distance including Ira Allen Chapel steeple center.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
    Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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      • Date Created: 1951-08-10
      • Description: August 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Both wings nearing completion with the upper most level still open.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
      Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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        • Date Created: 1951-11-10
        • Description: November 10, 1951. Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
        Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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          • Date Created: 1951-12-10
          • Description: December 10, 1951. Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 Interior view of the Vermont Structural Steel plant on 207 Flynn Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
            Vermont Structural Steel
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: 1951 view of a bridge constructed by Vermont Structural Steel. Unknown location. Photo no. 30.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Anniversary Celebrations
              Anniversary Celebrations
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                • Description: 1951 photo of three men standing looking at a painting of a North American Indian. An emblem on the wall to the far left has the image of a Native American.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
                Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1951/1952
                  • Description: 1951 / 1952 Interior view of the construction of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Streets, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary School. View of the ceiling and back wall (perhaps where the stage will be?)
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
                  Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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                    • Description: March 1951 Construction of the Burlington High School Gymnasium / Auditorium showing the metal framing from the exterior. View is looking west toward the lake. Photo #51.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
                    Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1951/1952
                      • Description: 1951 / 1952 Interior view of the construction of the Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium on South Union Street in Burlington, Vermont. Attached to the Edmunds building currently the Edmunds Elementary School.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs